Weather Records on 16 January 1984

1,376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1984. Highest significance: Baddaginnie, AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1984

On 16 January 1984, 1,376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 405 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,324 daily.
Baddaginnie set an all-time record daily precipitation of 192.8 mm (7.6 in) on 16 January 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,376 stations

1,376 station records on 16 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baddaginnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Redesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Burtundy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Murrabit R.W.C.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Homberg/Ohm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uriarra Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rubicon Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waranga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,376 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 208, Heaviest daily rainfall 633, Heaviest daily snowfall 132, Deepest snow cover 151.

Records on 16 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	208
Heaviest daily rainfall	633
Heaviest daily snowfall	132
Deepest snow cover	151

Records on 16 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 47, daily 1,324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,170 broken records

Margins by which the 1,170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1984

Top 20 records on 16 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1984	Baddaginnie, AU	all-time rain	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	63 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 January 1984	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Rushworth, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Euroa, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Ungarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Belconnen (Weetangerra), AU	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	The Rock (Bullenbong), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	94 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Berriwillock, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Hall (Lochleigh), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Strathbogie, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Avenel (Post Office), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Mincha, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Rochester, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Kergunyah South, AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Whitfield, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1984	Redesdale, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 1,376 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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Data for records on 1984-01-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,066
50 to 100	64
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	2